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WPIAL Week Nine Friday Night HighLights
October 27, 2012
Some of the games held great meaning in the district playoff picture, others were just playing for pride. Whether there was intense pressure or with very little at stake, here are the Primetime Performances from the final Friday of the regular season in the WPIAL.Patrick Turner - Kiski Area2012 has been the year of the great turn-around for several programs in the WPIAL, including that of Kiski Area. Patrick Turner helped complete the comeback season, rushing for 101 yards and scoring four touchdowns on three runs and a 61-yard fumble return for a score as the Cavalier, 1-8 in 2011, improved to 4-5 this season by clinching a Class AAAA Foothills Conference playoff spot with a 41-14 victory over the host Latrobe Wildcats.WPIAL Week Nine Saturday Football Scores 2012
And then there were two. What was the quietest Saturday of the WPIAL regular season actually doubled because of a water main break on Friday. One game helped determine the final playoff order in the Class AAA Big Nine Conference while the other was a battle for Beaver County pride. Here are the final two results of the regular season, both of which were heard Saturday afternoon here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAA Big Nine Conference:Trinity Hillers 31 - Ringgold Rams 30 in Double Overtime (MSA) WPIAL CLASS A Big 7 Conference:Western Beaver Golden Beavers 20 - South Side Rams 15 (MSA)2012 WPIAL FOOTBALL FINAL PLAYOFF PICTURE
The MSA Sports 'Stretch Run' to the 2012 WPIAL football regular season is nearly in the books. All the 64 playoff spots have been secured with the order in all 14 conferences now determined and finalized. Here is the break down and the final order of the playoff teams in each conference.Conference records are in parenthesis.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Northern Eight Conference:* North Allegheny Tigers (7-0) have clinched the conference championship, a First Round home playoff game and the #1 spot* Seneca Valley Raiders (6-1) have clinched a First Round home playoff game and the #2 spot* Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings (5-2) have the #3 spot* North Hills Indians (4-3) have the #4 spotScholastic Notebook – 10/26/2012
October 26, 2012
Saying “it’s time to move on,” Chartiers Valley’s Chris Saluga will coached his final game with the Colts Friday night. Saluga has decided to resign as Chartiers Valley’s football coach, effective after Friday night’s game against West Allegheny. Saluga already has handed in his letter of resignation to the school board. “I don’t know how to say it, other than it’s just time for me to move on,” Saluga said. “I’ve done all I can here.”WPIAL and City League Week Nine Friday Football Scores
While the Pittsburgh City League has already reached it's short two-week postseason, the regular season was still the focus for one final Friday in 2012 for the WPIAL. It may have felt like early September outside, but make no mistake about it, it was do or die time for many teams fighting for a conference championships, a home playoff game and a playoff berth. Here are ALL the final scores for a busy Week 9 on the final Friday of October.Games marked with (MSA) can be heard archived on The Network.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Southeastern Conference: Woodland Hills Wolverines 27 - Penn Hills Indians 0 F (MSA)Upper St. Clair Panthers 21 - Mount Lebanon Blue Devils 19 F (MSA)Brent Kennedy of Kiski, Tyler Rigby of South Park & Ryan Archer of Vincentian Win WPIAL Boys X-Country Titles
October 25, 2012
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Central Valley Girls Win PIAA AA Team Golf Championship
Thanks in part to Macky Fouse's 77 on Wednesday, the Central Valley girls golf team captured the PIAA Class AA team championship at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. The Warriors become only the second WPIAL girls team to win a state golf championship, following the Shady Side Academy Indians, who won state crowns in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Penn-Trafford girls finished second in Class AAA, Burgettstown boys were third in Class AA and Pitttsburgh Central Catholic boys were fifth in Class AAA.PIAA GIRLS CLASS AA:Central Valley Warriors - 342Mercyhurst Prep Lakers - 368Holy Cross Crusaders - 380Villa Maria Academy Hurricanes - 419 PIAA GIRLS CLASS AAA:District College Football Preview for Saturday, October 27th
The season begins to wind down as teams start trying to stay alive in the race for the NEC, PSAC and PAC titles as the Stretch Run moves to the college ranks. California and Waynesburg try and hold on to the top spot, while Duquesne looks to stay in the race.And the big question is, can Lock Haven end a 50 game losing streak. Here are previews of All the games, including two that can be heard right here on the Network.Slippery Rock(4-4) at California(7-1) 3:30pm on WLER 97.7 FM and the MSA Sports Network SRU is 3-2 in the PSAC West, 2 games behind Cal. The Rock defeated Edinboro 38-31 in overtime last weekBig Game Hunting for Week Nine 2012
October 24, 2012
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Close, but no golden cigar for WPIAL boys and girls golfers at the 2012 PIAA Individual Golf Championships Monday and Tuesday at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort and Conference Center in York. Tommy Nettles of Peters Township finished in 2nd place in Boys AAA while Matt Barto of Leechburg was 2nd in Boys AA. Lauren Walker of Canon-McMillan was 3rd in Girls AAA while Macky Fouse of Central Valley was 3rd in Girls AA.Here are all of the results from the two day event. The team golf state championships are set for Wednesday in York.PIAA CLASS AAA BOYS:WPIAL Football Plays of the Week – Week Eight
October 23, 2012
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October 21, 2012
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Eight of the 2012 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (8-0) (Last Week #1) (Week Nine: host North Hills on MSA)2) GATEWAY GATORS (7-1) (Last Week #2) (Week Nine: at McKeesport)3) SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (7-1) (Last Week #3) (Week Nine: at Fox Chapel)4) MOUNT LEBANON BLUE DEVILS (7-1) (Last Week #4) (Week Nine: at #5 Upper St. Clair on MSA)District College Football Recap for Saturday October 20
Some great games this weekend on the local college football slate, Waynesburg holds on to their unbeaten record, an overtime thriller in the PSAC and could Lock Haven actually win a game for the first time in 50 tries.Here are recaps of all the games:Slippery Rock 38 - Edinboro 31 in overtime Nigel Barksdale hit LaQuinn Stephens-Howling for a touchdown in the first overtime, the Rock defense held and Slippery Rock send the crowd home happy on Homcoming Day at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium with the win. The Rock defense did the job when it had to all day, sacking Edinboro QB Cody Harris 9 times.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 10/21/2012
The Stretch Run of the 2012 WPIAL football regular season concludes with Week Nine this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have THIRTY-NINE WPIAL and District 6 high school football games on Friday and Saturday with Fridays action starting with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only MSA Sports/WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show, plus we have college football, the start of the WPIAL boys and girls soccer postseason, the start of the WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs, women’s college volleyball, the start of the WPIAL girl's field hockey second season along with the WPIAL Girls Volleyball and Football Playoff Pairings Shows, the Indiana County Coaches Show and This Week in the WPIAL hits the road ALL this week here at MSAsports.netWPIAL Week Eight Saturday’s Scholastic Starz
Five games made up the next-to-the-last Saturday high school football schedule in the WPIAL. While two potential playoff teams were involved, there was more Pride talk than Playoff talk when it came to the scholastic gridiron action on this third Saturday in October. Here are the players who performed with a lot of pride in ALL aspects of the game while dishing out the pain to their opponents on offense, defense and special teams.Dennis Briggs - Shady Side AcademyWPIAL Week Eight Saturday Football Scores
October 20, 2012
While there will be no playoff clinchings in the five games set for the Eighth Saturday of the 2012 season, that doesn't mean the slate was filled with meaningless games. Shady Side Academy tuned up with a win before next weeks win-and-your-in game at Kittanning in Week 9, however Avonworth was stunned on the road with a loss heading into their big showdown with rival Northgate next Friday. Here are ALL the final scores from Saturday on the WPIAL schedule.WPIAL CLASS AA Allegheny Conference:Shady Side Academy Indians 15 - Summit Academy Knights 0 (MSA)WPIAL CLASS AA Century Conference:Quaker Valley Quakers 42 - Burgettstown Blue Devils 8 (MSA)WPIAL Week Eight Friday Night HighLights
Stretch Run high school football action continued with another busy Friday in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Today we focus not just on the biggest numbers put up on the Eighth Friday of this 2012 campaign, but on those top outings in games with big stakes...some ended long postseason droughts while others kept their team alive to fight another week or sealed the deal on one of the top spots in their conference. Whatever the case, these guys rocked when they needed to.Jordan Cratty - Butler
